Events Associate Producer, POLITICO Live

Job Description:

What sets POLITICO apart is our unwavering commitment to nonpartisan fact-driven journalism and our exceptional depth with nearly 600 journalists across seven newsrooms and with expertise in more than 40 policy beats dedicated to decoding political dynamics and policy implications. Weve established ourselves as essential in todays complex political landscape by providing unmatched reporting and analysis with a global lens. POLITICO Live events represent the physical manifestation of our mission convening the most influential stakeholders for urgent news-driven conversations that add depth and context to the discussions that genuinely matter.

POLITICO seeks an event Associate Producer to support the North American team of POLITICOs Global Live events team. The Associate Producer will support the production of high-profile news-making events programs and experiences for the organization and its clients. This position plays an important role in establishing an elevated brand presence and contributing to best-in-class experiences across a wide portfolio of events spanning from Washington DC to California New York to Florida.

The ideal candidate has great attention to detail a passion for organization and logistics is highly responsive and collaborative and is both creative and solution-oriented from event ideation through execution.

This role is a full-time and in-person position based in Arlington VA.

What Youll Do:

• Support POLITICO Live by working across internal departments including editorial sales marketing design and with clients speakers and vendors to plan and produce live and virtual events for the organization
• Translate the purpose and goals of each event into the event design and experience; help define production standards and lead logistical plans for event experiences tailored to individual organizational needs or client goals for news-making programming like summits and briefings as well as various stakeholder engagement and brand events including key global moments
• Provide logistical and planning support for POLITICO Live events including but not limited to venue selection audio-visual vendors creative design budgeting marketing and promotional activities event load in and out registration management speaker booking support and other operational needs
• Work across different areas of the organization with editorial sales design marketing and other key stakeholders to understand strategies and execute ideas that come to life at POLITICO events; build timelines manage agendas and run planning calls to keep stakeholders on track and accountable
• Ensure exceptional project management of events including the ownership of timelines and templates driving best practices and upward communication to managers and other stakeholders
• Manage and adhere to event budgets and identify opportunities for cost savings
• Manage communication book travel logistics for speakers and provide other administrative support as needed
• Ensure timely fullfilment of post-event activities such as processing of invoices reconciling the budget running debriefs and organizing video and photo assets
• Maintain a strong understanding of industry trends and developments; recommend enhancements to improve the totality of the experience and production

What Youll Need:

• A demonstrated interest in politics policy and the political process
• 1-3 years of experience in event planning ideally for a news or political organization
• Proven in-person and virtual event execution skills
• Experience supporting and/or managing numerous concurrent events
• Knowledge of vendors venues and audiences in Washington and other key markets
• Exceptional time management organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment while adapting to shifting priorities
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and the ability to work well under pressure
• Experience using Microsoft Office products including Word Excel and PowerPoint as well as project management and event platforms.
• Ability to travel up to 15-20% if required.

COMPENSATION:

$65000 - 75000 Annual Base.

The final salary offered will be based on factors including relevant experience skills and qualifications.

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About Us.

POLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power. Since 2007 we have delivered intelligence thatanticipatestomorrows headlines not reports on yesterdays news. As politics has increasingly become the defining force of our era our work has never been more vital.

Cabinet secretaries and Ministers start their mornings with our analysis. CEOs shape strategy around our reporting. Advocacy leaders rely on our insights to move policy. We deliver the straightforward facts and clear-eyed analysis they need to navigate the most complex political landscape of our lifetimes.

Our 1100 publishing professionals across the worlds key democratic capitalsWashington Brussels London Paris Berlin Sacramento and New Yorkform the worlds premier politics and policy newsroom. We tell the story of how power really works by explaining who wields it and how they plan to exercise it connecting dots others miss and delivering scoops from sources othersdonteven know exist.

Innovation has always been a core tenet of our story. At launch we bet that depth would trump scale that talent would trump traffic and that politics would become central to modern 2011 we made another bet and launched POLITICO Pro to help decision-makers understand the business of government transforming both how they shape government action and the business of journalism itself.

These bets have made POLITICO the most successful digital news startup of its generation and the indispensable resource for leaders who shape the future. Today we are a rarity inmedia: a growing profitable and sustainable news organization.

POLITICO is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE a family-owned transatlantic media company headquartered in Berlin and New York. Axel Springer is dedicated to shaping the future of journalism in the free world believing that a free and informed society is essential to democracy. The companys guiding principles - first articulated asThe Essentialsby founder Axel Springer in the aftermath of World War II - remain a cornerstone of the companys foundation today.Learn more about Axel Springer.

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